Tacos, tacos, tacos!

Place: Tacqueria Lower East Side
198 Orchard St  New York, NY 10002
(212) 677-3910

Occasion: Late-night eats

Setting: Super-casual and comfortable dive-bar setting with an 
homage to hair bands and all things LA. Bonus points for the decidedly 80s-obsessed movie selections always playing on the TV screens over the bar (everything from 
Say Anything to Weird Science).

Chorizo sopes…yum!

A bevy of tacos

Food: Tacqueria Lower East Side is a welcome addition to the Manhattan Mexican options that used to just be Tex-Mex disguised as Mexican food. This is the real deal. Simple, fresh,  delicious. The chorizo sopes are my favorite. The masa shells are tasty and firm, and don't get soggy, which is important to the sope connoisseur. The chorizo has spice that is perfectly paired with the cooling lettuce and oaxaca cheese. The bistec tacos are the perfect street food with tender meat, tasty salsa, a slice of radish, and a squeeze of lime. On weekends, you might be lucky enough to score a bowl of pozole, a hominy and pork-based soup that's worth the wait. This food is great at any hour, but especially yummy for late-night eats.

Red Pozole